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31belief — faith (iman) In the formative period of Islam, an early theologico political controversy emerged around the question of what qualifies a person as a Muslim. Answers ranged from the bare act of witnessing (‘I declare there is no god but God and …
32Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu al-Husayn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq — (d. c. 245/910) A protean freethinker who experimented with Mu‘tazilism and Shi‘ism before finally embracing atheism, Ibn al Rawandi was condemned by most Muslims as a dangerous heretic. Of the 114 books he composed only a few fragments remain …
33irreligion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of religious belief Nouns 1. irreligion, irreligiousness, ungodliness, godlessness, impiety; idolatry; heterodoxy. 2. (questioning philosophies) skepticism (see doubt); unbelief, disbelief; lack or… …
34atheism — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. irreligion, heresy, agnosticism, ungodliness, godlessness, impiety, unbelief, positivism, denial of God, nihilism, iconoclasm, disbelief in God, irreverence, pyrrhonism, rationalism, dogmatic, atheism, skeptical atheism,… …
35Irreligion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irreligion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irreligion irreligion indevotion Sgm: N 1 ungodliness ungodliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity laxity quietism GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 skepticism skepticism …
36libertinism — ˈlibə(r)ˌtēˌnizəm, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : the quality or state of being libertine or a libertine or the principles or behavior of a libertine: a. : licentiousness in conduct : marked disregard of conventional moral restraints b. :… …
37freethinker — noun Date: 1692 one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority; especially one who doubts or denies religious dogma • freethinking noun or adjective …
38Свободомыслие — религиозное, вольнодумство, течение общественной мысли, отвергающее религиозные запреты на рациональное осмысление догматов веры и отстаивающее свободу разума в поисках истины. Исторически С. проявлялось в различных формах критики религии …
39Kurt Vonnegut — Vonnegut redirects here. For other persons with the surname, see Vonnegut (surname). Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut speaking in 2004 Born Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. November 11, 1922(1922 11 11) Indianapolis, Indiana, United States …
40The Age of Reason — The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy… …
